Maintenance Element Properties [EA User Guide]

Note: This topic describes the Element Defects tab of the Maintenance window. The Element Changes, Element Issues and Element Tasks tabs differ only in minor details such as field names.

Element defect details are recorded via the Element Defects tab. To access this tab, follow the steps below:

1.	Select the View \| Maintenance menu option. The Maintenance window displays. (If the window does not have the format shown below, click on the Show/Hide Properties button in the Maintenance window toolbar.)

2.	Open a diagram and select an element. All of the maintenance entries for that element are shown in the Maintenance window, under the various tabbed sections.

3.	Click on the Element Defects tab.

To:

·	Add a new item, click on a blank line in the Defect list and complete the fields as described in the table below

·	Modify an existing item, click on that item in the Defect List and edit the fields as described in the table below

·	Delete an existing item, right-click on the item in the Defect list and select the Delete context menu option.

5.	Click on the Save button in the window toolbar.

Complete or edit the following fields on the Maintenance window:

Field	Description
Defect	Displays a list of recorded defects associated with the element.
Name	Type the name or a short description of the defect.
Reported by	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the name of the person who reported the defect.
Reported	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the date on which the defect was reported.
Status	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the defect status, such as Complete or Approved.
Resolved by	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the name of the person who fixed the defect.
Resolved	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the date on which the defect was resolved.
Priority	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the priority assigned to resolving the defect.
Version	Type the version number associated with this fix.
Description	Type a longer description of the defect.
History	Click on this tab and enter any notes or references to previous occurrences of this defect.